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Nations United: the United Nations, the United States, and the Global Campaign Against Terrorism DOCUMENT RESUME ED 474 139 SO 034 196 AUTHOR Houlihan, Christina; McLeod, Shannon TITLE Nations United: The United Nations, the United States, and the Global Campaign Against Terrorism. A Curriculum Unit & Video for Secondary Schools. INSTITUTION American Federation of Teachers, Washington, DC. PUB DATE 2002-00-00 NOTE 78p.; Also developed by the Better World Campaign. Accompanying videotape is not available from ERIC. AVAILABLE FROM American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, 555 New Jersey Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001. Tel: 202-879-4400; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.aft.org/. PUB TYPE. Guides Classroom Teacher (052) EDRS PRICE EDRS Price MF01/PC04 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Global Approach; High Schools; *International Relations; Social Studies; *Terrorism IDENTIFIERS National Council for the Social Studies; National Social Studies Standards; *United Nations; United States ABSTRACT This curriculum unit and 1-hour videotape are designed to help students understand the purpose and functions of the United Nations (UN) and explore the relationship between the United Nations and the United States. The UN's role in the global counterterrorism campaign serves as a case study for the unit. The students are asked to develop a basic understanding of the United Nations and its role in the counterterrorism campaign; explore the benefits and drawbacks of U.S. commitment to a strong international legal system; examine how UN peacekeeping forces operate and how their work relates to that of U.S. military forces; assess the UN's role in addressing humanitarian issues around the world; and finally, consider how much the United States should empower the United Nations to do. The unit is divided into seven sections:(1) "Introduction and Standards Guideline"; (2) "Goals and Objectives";(3) Lesson 1: "Introduction to the United Nations" (Handouts 1A-1C);(4) Lesson 2: "International Law" (Handouts 2A- 2F);(5) Lesson 3:"Peace and Security" (Materials for Learning Stations 1- 5);(6) Lesson 4: "Humanitarian Affairs" (Handouts 4A-4F); and (7) Lesson 5: "U.S.-UN Relations" (Handout 5A). Contains a relevant glossary, Internet resources, and an answer guide; The videotape is divided into fivesections, one to correspond with each lesson. The video clips in this unit arebased on footage and material from "Nations United: United Nations," a national town hall meeting featuring United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan that took place on October 11, 2001. This event, which was simulcast live in ten cities across the U.S. where audiences could hear from and askquestions of the secretary-general, was moderated by Walter Cronkite and featured a taped address by Secretary of State, Colin Powell. The town hall meeting was sponsored nationally by the Better World Campaign (a project of the Better World Fund); League of Women Voters in the U.S.; United Nations Association of the U.S.A.; and the United Nations Foundation among others.(BT) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. Nations United--The United Nations, the United States, and the Global Campaign Against Terrorism. A Curriculum Unit and Video for Secondary Schools. Christina Houlihan Shannon Mcleod American Federation of Teachers, Washington, DC. PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OFEDUCATION Office of Educational Researchand Improvement DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS INFORMATION BEEN GRANTED BY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES CENTER (ERIC) This document has beenreproduced as BEST COPYAVAILABLE received from the person ororganization originating it. Minor changes have beenmade to improve reproduction quality. TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES in this INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) Points of view or opinions stated 2 document do not necessarilyrepresent official OERI position or policy. _ . !Math:ors United The United Nations, the United States, and the Global Campaign Against Terrorism A Curriculum Unit & Video forSecondary Schools Written by Christina Houlihan and Shannon Mcleod Layout by Barbara Christophe and Jay Lederer Research by Nejib Mohammed Reviewers: Zahra Dhakkar, Victor Harbison, Dale Kummer, Susan Myers, Dan O'Connell, StephenSchechter, Stephanie Schechter, and Cindy Sturtevant American Federation of Teachers z.ncicncyledgEnern20 The video clips in this unit are based on footageand material from "Nations United: United Nations," a national townhall meeting featuring United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan that took place on October 11,2001. This event, which was simulcast live in ten cities across the U.S.where audiences could hear from and ask questions of the secretary-general, wasmoderated by Walter Cronkite and featured a taped address becretaryof State Colin Powell. The ten participating cities were Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver,Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Seattle, St. Louis, and Tampa. The town hall meeting was sponsored nationallyby the Better World Campaign (BWC), a bi-partisan, non-profit national educationand outreach effort dedicated to enhancing the awareness of and appreciationfor the vital role the United Na- tions plays around the world. BWC is a projectof the Better World Fund, which was created with initial supportfrom businessman and philanthropist R.E. Turner as papartof his historic $1 billion gift to support UN causes.Additional co-sponsors included the League of Women Voters of the the United Nations Association of the U.S.A., and the United Nations Foundation, aswell as local partners in each of the ten cities. Most importantly, the event and this projectwould not have been possible without the invaluable contributions of UNSecretary-Gelneral Kofi Annan and his colleagues at the UN, ten of whom traveled to each ofthe participating cities to communicate directly with the American people about the UN's importantrole in the interna- tional campaign against terrorism.These individuals were:Carolyn McAskie, Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator and Deputy tothe Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs; Gillian Sorensen, AssistantSecretary-General for External Relations; Catherine O'Neill, Director of theUN Information Center; Kevin Kennedy, Senior Officer, Executive Office of the Secretary-General;Shashi Tharoor, Head, UN Department of Information; Phyllis Lee,ChiefAdvocacy and External Relations Unit, Office for the Coordination ofHumanitatian Affairs; Carol Bellamy, Executive Director, UNICEF; Danilo Turk, Assistant Secretary-Generalfor Political Affairs; Edward Mortimer, UN Director of Communication and Headof Speech Writing Unit; and Michael Doyle, Assistant Secretary-General andSpecial Advisor to the Secre- tary-General. The Better World Campaign would like to thank theAmerican Federation of Teach- ers for developing the lessons to supportthe video footage.The hope is that this curriculum guide will help students in the United Stateslearn more about the im- portant work of the UN in today's world and willfoster debate about critical global issues. 4 CC CcirrnarrAo , / 3 IIntroductlion and Standards Guudedne // GoaOs and OttectUves / Lesson One: EntroductOon to the Un5ted Matuons ...........--"7:-. 7 Handmots 1A-1C Test Your UNderstanding 9 United Nations Background Fact Sheet 11 Founding Documents 17 Lesson Two: EnternaVona0 Law 29 Handouts 2A-2IF Convention on Women's Rights 21 Convention on Chemical Weapons I 22 Kyoto Protocol on Global Warming 23 Convention on Landmines 24 Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court 1 25 Security Council Resolution 1373 26 Lesson Three: Peace and Securtity 31 MategiaOs ?or LearnUng Statrions 1-5 Learning Station #1 33 United Nations Peacekeeping Q & A 1 34 Monthly Summary of Contributors I 35 Learning Station #2 37 United Nations Peacekeeping Q & A 38 United Nations Peacekeeping Operations 39 Learning Station #3 I 40 United Nations Peacekeeping Q & A 41 Charter of the United Nations, Chapter VI 42 Charter of the United Nations, Chapter VII I 43 Learning Station #4 45 United Nations Peacekeeping Q & A I 46 Budget of the United Nations 47 U.S. Department of Defense Annual Budget I 48 Learning Station #5 I 49 United Nations Peacekeeping Q & A I 50 H.R. 3308 U.S. Armed Forces Protection Ac\ 51 Lesson Four: Flumankarian Affairs 53 Handouts 4A-4F World Food Programme 55 United Nations Mine Action 57 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 59 United Nations Children's Fund \ 61 World Health Organization \ 63 United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization 65 Lesson 5: U.S.-UN Relatgons \ 67 Handout 5A Point of View 69 GOossay 71 Enternet Res011Arces a 74 Answer GuOde 75 5 IntrodkAction Immediately after September 11, Congress expedited paymentof u:s. dues arrears to the United Nations and quickly confirmed a new U.S.ambassador to the/United Nations after the position had been open for almost 9 months.In a time of nationay/crisis, why might Ameri- cans have had such an instinct? Why wasthe U.S. in arrears on its payments to begin with? This unit attempts to explore the complex relationshipbetween/the United States and the United Nations and to assess how the counterterrorismcampaign will influence that relation- ship. Even as policymakers struggle to negotiate an alteredpplitical landscape, teachers are searching for new resources to help their studentsprocess one of the most profoundly signifi- cant events in our nation's history. These lessons provide aframework within which to analyze unfolding events, while also offering insight into one of most importantactors on the world stage today: the United Nations. In the course of this
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